The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-10
FOREIGN
Gladstone Thinks Affairs Are Moving
Along All Right.
Thirty chaIets Destroyed by an Ava.
Ianche-Creat Distress Caused.
Ten Persons Injured by an Explosion
In Glasgow.

LONDON, Jan. S.-The British naval PEN
sioners have been ordered to notify the gov
ernment OF the names OF the ships they
would prefer to serve upon or the forts they
would prefer to be employed at, in view Of
being called into possible active service.
A terrible snow storm has prevailed
throughout the midland counties in England.
Much loss Of life Is feared The highways
and railways are impossible in many pla ces
and the mails are blocked.
The News this morning says that the Irish
concession attributed to Mr.. Gladstone is
purely imaginative, and that nothing will be
conceded by the Gladst0nians that will min
imize or weaken the Gladstone home rule
scheme. Another despatch says that Mr..
Gladstone personally denies that he is pre-
pared to modify his home rule bill.
1t is stated that the Russian government
has made proposals which are calculated to
peacefully solve the Bulgarian difficulty.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who in
tends to make an extended tour in the east
in order to set at rest many rumors regard
ing his alleged purpose of returning to Bull
garia, will start for Egypt in a fortnight.
William Ballantlne, a well known sergeant
at law, Is dead. He was 70 years old.
Advices from Vienna say the influence ex-
ercisea by Prince Bismarck Is having the eff
feet of smoothing the relations between
Austria and Russia.
The Daily News says: The evidence Civ
en- by Sir Michael Hicks-Bea and Mr..
Plukett at the trials at Dublin of the Ma
tionalists Of Parliament, for conspiracy, has
practically disposed of the case against the
Parnellites. 1t will be impossible, says the
News, for the executive to proceed further
with any regard for decency. If they do
they win well earn the just contempt of the
English as we'll as the Irish people.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-Ten persons were in
lured by an explosion Of gas in a tenement
house at Glasgow tonight.
III iS rQD0rtpd that the Garman racidanfQ in
Belgium have been ordered to hold them
selves IN readiness to Join their respective
army corps, and in the meantime to notify
their government Of any change Of resi-
dence.
Mr.. Gladstone, in telegram to the Liberal
meeting yesterday, says: II think affairs
are all moving in the right direction"
1t is learned from a reliable source that
Lord lddesleigh, the Foreign Secretary, is
at present indispOSed to take any other
office, bnt IL the interests Of the country and
his party demand it it he will probably re-
consider his determination.
ROME, Jan. S.-Mathilde Marie. Is wears
old, and Miss ROmaxo, aged 16, Polish art
students, were found suff0cated on a bed in q
hotel in that city today. On the floor lay the
relatives were found, which indicate that all
three committed suicide.
Today being the ninth anniversary of the
death of King Victor Emmanuel, King Hum
pert ana the Queen worShipped in the
Pantheon, and subsequently unveiled a mon
umental bronze tomb in which the remains
of the late King will be placed. Numerous
wreaths and other floral offerings were laid
at the entrance OF the tomb, many of which
were sent by English residents in Rome.
DUBLIN, Jan. 9.-Messrs. Cox, Abraham
and Finnecane, members of Parliament, at
tended a meeting today at Ardnacrusha,
County Limerick, to protest against the evic-
tlon Of tenants on the property of Col Nc
Adam. Mr.. Cox, in the course of his speech
stigmatized Prince Edward of Axe Weimar,
commander of the Irish forces, as the "big-
gest jackass that ever ruled Ireland" Mr..
Finnecane advised the boycotting of anyone
who should take farm from which atenant
has been evicted.
PARIS, Jan. ON. Flourens, Minister of
foreign affairs, in an unofficial interview
with the Bulgarian delegates today recon-
mended Bulgaria to accept as ruler Prince
Nichols, of Mingrelia. France, he sale, had no
wish to take an active part in the settlement
of the question at issue. She simply desired
peace.
BERNE, Jan. 9.-An avalanche in canton
Of Grisons destroyed 80 chalets Villages
escaped destruction, but great distress pre-
walls.